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* [[NIST]], Creating a Patch and Vulnerability Management Program ([[NIST Special Publication 800-40]], Ver. 2) (Jan. 2006) ([http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-40-Ver2/SP800-40v2.pdf full-text]).
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* [[NIST Special Publication 800-40]], Ver. 2.
 
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Revision as of 04:39, 16 May 2013

Definition

Administrative access (also referred to as privileged access or root access) is an

advanced level of access to a computer or application that includes the ability to perform significant configuration changes to the computer's operating system.

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